Reports a short time ago, just before Shabbat starts, say there has been what seems like yet another Arab-on-Israeli vehicle-ramming attack, this time with disastrous consequences. The precise details seem still, at 5:00 pm, to be cloudy. We will update once we have firmer information.
Times of Israel says a Palestinian Arab driving on Route 585 close to the entrance to the Israeli community of Mevo Dotan (population: about 400) in the north Samarian hills, has plowed into four Israeli service personnel, all around 20 years old. There are also reports saying five. All are said to be in a bad way.
Israel National News says two of the Israelis are dead (but this is not confirmed yet). It appears two others are in serious condition.
The driver is evidently (though not confirmed) in Israeli custody.
Ynet says it’s not yet clear whether the ramming was deliberate or accidental. It describes the driver as 26, from the Arab town of Barta’a in the Wadi Ara region. He is said to have light-to-moderate injuries and is being treated at the scene.
But the Jerusalem Post, in reporting on what happened, connects it to today being yet another in an endless series of organized seriously-violent tantrums. It says
Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces were reported on Friday afternoon as the Palestinians mark “100 days of rage” following US President’s Trump decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, channel 10 reported.
Developing.
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